BN Community Centre: Lady with Kidney Disorder

In March 2013, the BellaNaija team asked for your feedback on how to handle the issue of the emails we receive with regards soliciting for financial aid {Click here to read}. We were grateful for your feedback. Over the years, BellaNaija has published various feature stories on Nigerians in difficult situations and we are thankful that our BN Fam has supported in full force. From the man who was wrongly imprisoned for over a decade to and the struggling father suddenly saddled with major financial obligations due to the birth of his triplets.

During this time, we worked to get as much information as we could about different situations that was sent to us. In many cases, the people sending the emails don’t come back to us when we ask for more information. Sometimes they do and we are sceptical about the information given to us and as such we are unable to publish these stories. We will continue to publish these stories, however, we realize this is not enough.

While we are very concerned about the integrity of our brand and are conscious of the fact that there are too many fraudsters out there, we are definitely aware of the major challenges people go through every day.

If you’ve ever had a health-related issue in Nigeria, then you will probably understand that it is extremely difficult to fund your treatment and navigate the healthcare system. Even at the government hospitals (where health care service supposedly subsidized) you find yourself having to pay N50,000 here for something, another N18,000 for something else. Before you know it, you’ve spent hundreds of thousands of Naira. We all know how difficult it is to raise money, even amongst the most ‘comfortable’ people. While many save for a rainy day or have health insurance, most cannot afford to set aside a contingency sum for sudden major illnesses.

In view of this, BellaNaija is launching the BN Community Centre. This online platform will feature “calls for help” as submitted to us. This includes information, photos and account numbers. We are, however, stating categorically that we are doing only basic fact checking, therefore, we will not be held liable in ANY circumstance.

We encourage you to give if you can, however, please ensure you perform independent verification prior to donating any funds.

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Dear Sir/Ma
I am soliciting for your support and also to reach out to bellanaija readers.

Balogun Yomade Yewande 26 years old, a graduate of Obafemi Awolowo University (Sociology&Anthropology) with matric no soc/2005/036 and chattered in personnel management with registration no CIPM/Student/no 35398 who lives at no 2, olorunfunmi street, pedro, Gbagada, Lagos.
Yomade has Chronic kidney disease presently under going dialysis at Gbagada General Hospital , under the supervision of Dr Busari with hospital no 210770.

She lost her father to a motor accident on the 20th of march 1992 (22 years ago). Her Nephrologist advised that a kidney transplant should be done as soon as possible.

I hereby solicit for your support to save the young, promissing and innocent child.
The cost projection according to St Nicholas Hospital is about 8 to 9 million naira which her civil servant mother honestly cannot afford.

Attached here is her previous and current picture, her picture during dialysis, her birth certificate, hospital card, her father’s death certificate etc
I shall indeed be very greatful if you come to my aid ernestly. Thank you and God bless you.

Balogun Yomade Yewande
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